Those words sure sound nice!
Let's not even mention how Professor Kang's attitude in asking for a favor is all wrong, just this speech alone smacks of moral coercion.
It's a joke, respecting and valuing teachers, the premise is that you also have to be a person worthy of respect.
Musheng doesn't even know him, at most they are just a professor and a student, not even a hint of a teaching relationship.
Research funding is not a simple matter, yet Professor Kang lacks even the most basic integrity.
He hasn't even disclosed what the research is or what risks it might entail.
All on the basis of respecting and valuing teachers?
If Musheng were that kind of person, there wouldn't have been so many problems in the past!
It's not that she doesn't respect and value her teachers, but that presupposes that there's no suspicion of coercion.
The fact that she's standing here wasting words with Professor Kang is already a form of respect and valuing.